help. i have been infiltrated by . . . porn?

Question

when i go to open my site, some nasty little porn sites pop up. not funny since i'm a nice lady who just went through a long divorce battle. so, despite the fact that i'm single once again and once and awhile loneliness sets in . . . I'M NOT VISITING ANY PORN SITES. so . . . how do i get block, get rid of them? when i go to control panel, i see a very long list of xp hot fix(es) . . . a long list.
what's that? anyway . . . help!

Answer 1

sounds like your browser got hijacked. do you use internet explorer? if so, you most probably have gotten hijacked. the solution would be to clean your system of spyware, adware, trojans, etc since these are likely to be on your computer. Second would be to switch browsers. Firefox is a very populare browser that isn't targeted as highly as IE. see my blog page for tips on antispyware, firewalls, etc.. good luck.

Answer 2

First of all don't touch those hot fixes! That's windows update keeping your computer secure, so leave those alone. You have adware. That's what causes popups. You should use a good program, like Spyware Doctor, to scan and delete the adware. You also need a popup blocker and a firewall program. Have fun.

Answer 3

First. Do not delete the Hotfixers. They are your Windows Security Updates.

Second. The guy that said you were surfing porn sites is just plain ignorant. One does not need to do that to get porn popups.

Third. You computer is infected,probably with a trojan-downloader which is "phoning home" to deliver this junk to you.
Your computer needs a full dis-infection and cleaning.
Here is a procedure that I use. All are free.

1. Scan for virus and remove (free online scan) with BitDefender

http://www.bitdefender.com/site/home/

2. Scan for trojans and remove (free online scan) with Ewido

http://www.ewido.net/en/

3. Scan for ad/spyware and remove (free download) with Spybot Search & Destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html

Good luck.

Answer 4

well i don't know about the porn business must be spyware activity this seems to be someone idea of a sick joke and it's happened to someone i knoew befoe but if you must know windows xp hotfix are updates form the windows xp programming to keep the computer safe from threats so deleteing these programs might crash the computer or worse well i don't really know how it could be worse but don't touch em but the porn business get some anti virus software and scan for viruses and spyware and see if you get anything

Answer 5

To start with use a browser like Mozilla Firefox to help you get rid of popups. Visit the following page and install AVG, Spybot, Ewido and Ad-Aware.
http://www.cybertopcops.com/free-downloads.php

Scan your PC with them and if you continue to receive popups follow the instructions on the following page:
http://www.cybertopcops.com/malicious-software-removal.php

Answer 6

Trojan Removal Procedure.

Malware is a general word for all form of Viruses, Spyware etc. This procedure works for all Malware. Replace the Ewido program with the appropriate program.

You might be unable to access the Internet after removing the Malware so you will need to run LSPfix or Winsockxpfix (as appropriate). Download one and save to desktop, run it later.

LSPfix: all Windows OS except 95.

http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm

Winsock XP Fix: Windows XP only.

http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html



Download and Update Ewido (now called the AVG Antispyware):

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/


-- If you have problems updating see here:

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/updates/

Once the updates are installed do the following:



Let's get cleaning

Part 1

• Temporarily show hidden files.

For Windows XP:

1.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2.
Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Folder Options.

3.
On the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, click "Show hidden files and folders", and clear(uncheck) the "Hide protected operating system files" check box.



For older systems:

1.
Double-click My Computer, click View, and then click Folder Options.

2.
On the View tab, under "Hidden files and folders", click "Show hidden files and folders", and clear (uncheck) the "Hide protected operating system files" check box.


IMPORTANT: Files are hidden by Windows for a very good reason. It is not wise to experiment with these files. Unfortunately, to successfully remove modern spyware we must turn this protection off temporarily. Please turn the protection back on when you have finished cleaning your system.


Empty your Internet Explorer cache and your other temporary file folders:

1.
On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.

2.
On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button. This will delete all the files that are currently stored in your cache.

3.
Select the Delete all offline content check box in the confirmation dialogue box that appears, click OK.

4.
Click OK again.

Restart in Safe Mode:

To do this you need to hold down or repeatedly tap the F8 key while the computer is booting (when the computer is displaying a black screen with white text). When the boot menu appears, use your keyboard arrows to select "Safe Mode."

Safe Mode can look quite ugly. The color may look bad, and all of your desktop icons will be very large. This is normal.



Start Scan and let Ewido scan the PC


When the scan and removal are completed REBOOT COMPUTER. This will restart you in normal mode.

If you are unable to access the Internet after removing Malware you will need to run LSPfix or Winsockxpfix (as appropriate).


If you are using Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and are unable to access the Internet after removing Malware, there is a command that may fix the problem, removing the need to run Winsockxpfix. It works by resetting the winsock catalogue. Click on Start, then Run and type CMD in the dialogue box that appears. Click OK. Type "netsh winsock reset" (no quotes)into the DOS window that appears.


The last steps

If you are running Windows XP or Windows ME, and your computer has been successfully cleaned of Malware, there is one more thing that needs to be done.

Delete any old restore points and then create a new restore one. The old ones may, of course, be infected with the Malware and cannot be used.

First, start and then stop the Restore Service. This is done differently depending on what operating system you are running.

Windows XP:

1.
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.

2.
Click Performance and Maintenance, click System, and then click on the System Restore tab.

3.
Select the Turn Off System Restore check box, click Apply, then restart your computer.

4.
Return to the System Restore Tab and turn System Restore back on.


Windows ME:

1.
Click Start, click Control Panel, click System.

2.
Click Performance, click File System, and then click Troubleshooting.

3.
Enable the option Disable System Restore, click Apply then restart your computer.

4.
Return to the Troubleshooting tab and turn System Restore back on.


To set a manual restore point complete the following steps:

1.
Click the Start button.

2.
Point to Programs, then navigate to Accessories, then System Tools, then click System Restore.

3.
Choose Create a restore point, and then click Next.

4.
In the Restore point description box, type a name for your restore point, and then click Next.

5.
Click OK.

If the above doesn't remove all to them then they might be Smitfraud Trojans. These two site have Smitfraud removal programs and procedures.

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm

http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

If any programs are still on after the above then read this site. The above programs will give you the names of the infections you have and this site will tell you the programs best suited for removing them.

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/computer_privacy_and_security.htm

Answer 7

In future,if any pop up window appear do not click OK, even clicking on the cancel button can get you infected.
The correct way is to close the window by clicking the x on the top rt corner.

Answer 8

sounds like you have spyware!! go to www.adware.de or lavasoft.com and download there software and that should take care of it. BTW is it just pop up ads or does your website re-direct you?? If its the latter then you have deeper problem post back.

Answer 9

Come on admit it you've been surfing the porn. On your browser click tools, inernet options and check what is set as your home page. Start there.

Answer 10

All of the above and download vundofix and run in safe mode